OnePlus 8 vs Samsung Galaxy A50

Network
2G network

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900; CDMA 800, 1900 & TD-SCDMA

GSM 850, 900, 1800, 1900
3G network

HSDPA 800, 850, 900, 1700(AWS), 1800, 1900, 2100

HSDPA 850, 900, 1900, 2100
4G network

LTE frequency band 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 32, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 46, 66 - EU; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 13, 17, 18, 19, 20, 25, 26, 28, 29, 30, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46, 48, 66, 71 - North America; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41, 46 - India; 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 12, 17, 18, 19, 20, 26, 34, 38, 39, 40, 41 - China

LTE frequency band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 20(800), 38(2600), 40(2300), 41(2500)
5G network

5G band 1, 3, 7, 28, 78 SA/NSA - EU; 2, 5, 41, 66, 71 SA/NSA - North America; 41, 78, 79 SA/NSA - China; 78 SA/NSA - India

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HSDPA speed

42 Mbps

42.2 Mbps
HSUPA speed

5.76 Mbps

5.76 Mbps
EV-DO speed

3.1 Mbps download, 1.8 Mbps upload

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LTE speed

LTE-A (5CA) Cat 18, 1200 Mbps download, 150 Mbps upload

LTE, Cat12, 603 Mbps download, 102 Mbps upload
5G speed

7.5 Gbps download

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GPRS

Yes

Yes
EDGE

Yes

Yes

Design
Build

Glass front (Gorilla Glass 5), glass back (Gorilla Glass 5), aluminum frame

Front glass, plastic body
SIM

Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)

Single SIM (Nano-SIM) or Dual SIM (Nano-SIM, dual stand-by)
Height

160.2 mm

158.5 mm
Width

72.9 mm

74.7 mm
Thickness

8 mm

7.7 mm
Weight

180 g

186 g
Waterproof

IP68

IP68, 1.5m for 30 mins
Dust proof

IP68

IP68
Colors

Black, Glow, Green, Silver

Black, Blue, Coral, White

Display
Display type

Fluid AMOLED capacitive touchscreen

Super AMOLED capacitive touchscreen
Physical size

6.55 inches

6.4 inches
Resolution

1080 x 2400 pixels

1080 x 2340 pixels
Pixel density

402 ppi

403 ppi
Display colors

16777216

16777216
Protection

Corning Gorilla Glass 5

Scratch resistant, Corning Gorilla Glass
Multitouch

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Yes
Display features

HDR10+, 90 Hz refresh rate

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Main camera
Camera type

Triple

Triple
Main camera

48 MP, f/1.8 , 25 mm, 1/2.0" , 0.8 µm

25 MP, f/1.7
16 MP, f/2.2 , 14 mm

8 MP, f/2.2
2 MP, f/2.4

5 MP, f/2.2
Primary camera resolution

8000 x 6000 pixels

6024 x 4024 pixels
Primary camera video

4K@30/60fps, 1080p@30/60/240fps, Auto HDR, gyro-EIS

2160p@30fps, 1080p@30fps
Primary camera flash

dual LED flash

LED flash
Camera features

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, optical zoom, digital image stabilization, optical image stabilization, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode, phase detection autofocus, contrast detection autofocus, laser autofocus, RAW

Autofocus, continuous shooting, digital zoom, geotagging, panorama, HDR, touch focus, face detection, white balance settings, ISO settings, exposure compensation, self-timer, scene-mode
DxOMark photo

-

81
DxOMark zoom

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27
DxOMark video

-

67
DxOMark camera score

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76

Connectivity
WLAN

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11n 5GHz, 802.11ac, 802.11ax

Wi-Fi 802.11a, 802.11b, 802.11g, 802.11n, 802.11ac
WLAN WiFi Hotspot

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Direct

Yes

Yes
WLAN WiFi Dual Band

Yes

Yes
USB

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector

Type-C 1.0 reversible connector
USB On-The-Go

Yes

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Bluetooth

v5.1

v5.0
Bluetooth A2DP

Yes

Yes
bluetooth LE

Yes

Yes
NFC

Yes

Yes (market dependent)
GPS

Yes, with A-GPS

Yes, with A-GPS
GLONASS

Yes

Yes
GALILEO

Yes

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Beidou

Yes

Yes
SBAS

Yes

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